Figure 1.--Here we see an unidentified group or rural children in India. The photograph was probably taken during the 1920s, although we do not know where. Notice the mix of traditional and Western clothing.

Indian children for the most part did not wear a lot of clothing as a result of the tropical/sub-tropical climate. And more than in Britin, clothing was determined by social class and in India caste. Children of the mahatmrajas might wear elaborate outfits. And the children of the the rising middle-class as a result of the devloping economy might be dressed like the British or at least some western clothing. The vast Indian rural peasantry were dressed as they had been dressed for centuries with th children wearing little clothes. Here both climate and poverty were factors. Over time especially in the 20th century, especially in the cities, we begin to see more Western clothing. This was still limited in rurl areas, especially in rural areas where most of the population was locate. A factor here was practicality as Western clothing wa more practical. And as India began to build a public school system, children tended to wear Western clothing to school.

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